Member, Board of Directors
- [email protected]
- Kathmandu, Nepal
With more than two decades of experience in education, curriculum development, teacher education, and academic leadership, Dr. Sunil Pokhrel has worked across higher education, policy, and institutional development in Nepal and internationally. He holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction (Science Education) from Clemson University, USA. He currently serves as the Principal of Kathford International College of Engineering and Management. He also serves on the board of Journey of Hope. Throughout his career, he has contributed to curriculum development, assessment, teacher professional development, and education policy through collaborations with organizations including Tribhuvan University, the Ministry of Education, Swisscontact, OLE Nepal, and Kathmandu International Study Center (KISC), and the Rato Bangala Foundation. His work has focused on supporting evidence-informed institutional improvement and educational reform.
- Institutional academic strategy and governance
- Curriculum design and development for teacher education and CPD programs
- Education policy analysis, including SESP and the School Education Bill
- Development of Trainers’ Guides (TG) and Trainee Resource Materials (TRM)
- Stakeholder engagement with government, development partners, and academic leadership
- Mixed-methods research, program evaluation, and grant acquisition
- Active learning and culturally responsive pedagogy
- Principal — Kathford International College of Engineering and Management
- Member, Board of Director — Journey of Hope
- Curriculum Developer & Facilitator — Institute of Science and Technology (IoST), Tribhuvan University (March – April 2025)
- Consultant, Liberal Arts Curriculum Development — University of Nepal (May 2023 – September 2024)
- National Consultant, TVET Instructor Competencies — Swisscontact (June – July 2024)
- School Improvement Consultant — Gorkha Group of Schools (May 2022 – Mar 2024)
- Project Proposal & Grant-Writing Expert — Dignity Initiative (May 2022 – June 2024)
- Head, Teachers’ Training Department — Rato Bangala Foundation (December 2014 – February 2017)